Keith Lee vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Keith Lee that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Keith Lee

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Lee: 1985-86 to 1988-89
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Keith Lee 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Keith Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Keith Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Keith Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Lee 6.1 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Lee 4.7 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Keith Lee 1.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Keith Lee 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Lee 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Lee 1,114 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Keith Lee 861 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Keith Lee 178 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Keith Lee 74 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Keith Lee 110 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Keith Lee 182 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Lee .451 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Keith Lee .167 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Lee .746 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Lee 7.4 (1986) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Lee 6.1 (1986) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Keith Lee 1.2 (1986) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Keith Lee 0.5 (1986) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Lee 0.6 (1986) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Keith Lee 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Lee - Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.